Antique Print-DESIDERIUS ERASMUS-PORTRAIT-Houbraken-Pronk-c. 1750

Original antique print showing a portrait of Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (1466 – 1536), a Dutch philosopher and Catholic theologian who is considered one of the greatest scholars of the northern Renaissance.

Made by Jacob Houbraken after Pronk.

Medium: engraving/etching on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 12.2 x 19.3 cm (4.8 x 7.6 inch).

Condition: fair, given age. Crinkles and creases. Paper partly browned. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

DESIDERIUS ERASMUS-PORTRAIT | RB-A8-03

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in The Netherlands by Tirion c. 1750.

Biography engraver: Jacobus Houbraken: (Dutch; 1698-1780). Engraver, etcher and collector, son of Arnold Houbraken.

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